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What I ended up discovering were culprits committing crimes against fashion so malicious that there simply aren’t enough pink-feathered handcuffs on earth for Tim Gunn to lock them all up. The government should send astrophysicists to Tampa, stat, to study the mysterious gravitational pull that has created a black hole of horrible jersey fashion in this area. It’s truly uncanny. Before I show you specific examples of what I’m talking about, allow us to review the basic man-rules of wearing jerseys.
1. Thou shall not wear the jersey of a player who is no longer with the franchise, unless said player is universally consider to be a legend and is retired.
2. Thou shall never, under any circumstances, tuck in a jersey.
3. Thou shall not wear a jersey with any pants other than jeans. (Clarification: FULL LENGTH jeans -- no jorts or shants permitted.)
4. Thou shall not wear mandels with the jersey -- or at any other time, ever, for that matter.
5. Thou shall not wear a jersey at any time other than during a game in which the team the jersey represents is participating. So, wearing a jersey in public the Wednesday before a Super Bowl is questionable to start with.
Alright, now that we’re clear, let’s go to the photographic evidence. Also worth noting: I failed to spot one single person who didn’t break at least one of rules 1-4, as stated above.
(Despite tucking the jersey into shorts, that last guy scores points for a) Going with a Pat Tillman jersey; b) Being the first Cardinals fan I've spotted all week, thus proving their existence outside of Will Leitch.)
UPDATE: Here's a couple more violators to add to the list, spotted on my way out of the Media Center today.
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Like okay, I’m a big Steeler fan and I’ll wear my jersey… I have a winter Steelers coat, but I’m seriously considering something more generic because I’m starting to get annoyed at the abuse of rooting for a superior team in Brown’s area.
But.. The steeler socks?
But.. The steeler socks?Really? Come on now.. That’s stuff women do.
If you were a piece of clothing supporting a team, that isn’t on your torso or head out in public, it’s just wrong.. Okay?
by npcPronk29 on Jan 28, 2009 5:47 PM EST reply actions
As a faithful reader of all Mottram Bros. productions I’ll have to disagree with a couple of these.
I think that Super Bowl week is a perfictly acceptable time to wear your jersey, regardless of team. During the season I’d tend to agree with you but the Super Bowl is the one game that all fans will watch and appreciate.
To a less degree i disagree about the pants allowed to wear with a jersey. I think that, given the person’s "dimensions", shorts and other pants (khakis?…i guess) should be allowed. let’s face it, it’s hot as eff in Tampa. (note: i think that if you wear your jersey w/ shorts you should HAVE to wear sandals. if you’re hot, don’t wear tube socks w/ your team on them. and definitely no tevas or Air Jesus’ (birkenstocks).
I’ll also give a pass to the guy in the Tillman jersey although the jersey is the only thing that’s ok. Mostly b/c I have no intention of stopping to wear my Sean Taylor Jersey during games.
by QualityGameDC on Jan 29, 2009 10:39 AM EST reply actions
DC I agree with you on your points entirely until the sandals guys should just never wear sandals. period. and Sean Taylor is a different story, for obvious reasons so I’m pretty sure the writer would make an exception for that.
by DelMatt on Jan 29, 2009 3:38 PM EST reply actions
I personally dont think jerseys should be seen anywhere but in trophy cases and living rooms, myself, but I’ll occasionally rock my Gaines Adams jersey during Bucs games since I’m a Clemson alum.
Del, where the hell are you from? If you live anyplace where the temperature rises above 70 deg, flops are uniform. Try drinking a beer on the beach sometime. You might even get a tan.
by jjselle on Jan 30, 2009 11:21 AM EST reply actions
Yeah, sandals are almost mandatory (period) in hot weather. Head south young man, to the South! Then again there’s a difference b/w sandals and flops. If we’re talking sandal sandals then i might feel differently.
Jersey’s are great. There are rules of attire and you must choose wisely.
by QualityGameDC on Jan 30, 2009 12:16 PM EST reply actions
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